Where does “rhagoriaeth” come from?

rhagoriaeth (Welsh) comes from Welsh rhagori, from Welsh -i, from Old Welsh -im, from Proto-Brythonic *-iβ̃.

rhagoriaeth (Welsh): excellence, supremacy, superiority

Definitions

  1. excellence, supremacy, superiority

Ancestry of “rhagoriaeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhagorito excel, to surpass
2Welsh-iPluralisation suffix; Forms verbnouns from verb...
3Old Welsh-im
4Proto-Brythonic*-iβ̃
Every word from Proto-Brythonic *-iβ̃Every word from Welsh -iEvery word from Welsh rhagori